I just had a woo-woo experience. Some Loser made a reference to an inside joke shared only by my wife and me and won Week 73. How did he know? How did he get inside my head?
Here is my woo-woo story. Twelve years ago, I visited Williamsburg, Virginia, and took a ghost tour. We were standing in front of a reputedly haunted house when the knob started rattling and a shadow inside crossed the window. Everyone jumped back. It had worked! I had finally seen a ghost. A security guard came to the front and said “hi” to everyone. The tour guide asked, “Was that you inside the house?” The guard answered, “What do you mean?” OMG! We really had seen a ghost! The guide said, “Seriously, was it you?” “Yes, it was,” the guard admitted. But for a whole 40 seconds, I thought I had FINALLY seen a ghost.
I read the story about the horrible professors. What can I say? Either we are about to devolve into a country that pretends to theocracy (since its founders are hypocrites before they even have a chance to be corrupted by the power), or we will dodge this bullet and continue our tortuous climb back to sanity and decency. I hope for the latter.
Here are two favorites that I think were better than your top 4:
If you’re in Texas, pay homage to your regional cuisine by putting out tamales and tacos, separated from the hot dogs and hamburgers by a miniature wall. (Jonathan Jensen)
Sell deep-fried copies of the Constitution on a stick. (Sam Mertens, Silver Spring, Md.)
I like the first runner up because I saw my mother and then my sister gradually disappear into Alzheimers. Now my ability to remember peoples names has gotten worse and I sometimes can’t find the word I want. I loved the last line said by the granddaughter.
"Welcome to the new contest, which is also an old contest, so old and desiccated that it is older than some of the people who will enter it. We last ran it 29 years ago."
I guarantee: this contest is *far* younger than all of the people who will enter it.
I’m not as fond of working blue as the usual judges are, but the Yoda entry was pretty great.
I had made a note that while the "backwards talking" joke has been done before, the way this headline lent itself to it set it apart.
That was my favorite.
Yoda is green, not blue. Now if it had been a Smurf, THAT would have been offensive. :-)
Oh me too. Nice big belly laugh.
I think this is one of the funniest contest results so far this year.
I just had a woo-woo experience. Some Loser made a reference to an inside joke shared only by my wife and me and won Week 73. How did he know? How did he get inside my head?
Here is my woo-woo story. Twelve years ago, I visited Williamsburg, Virginia, and took a ghost tour. We were standing in front of a reputedly haunted house when the knob started rattling and a shadow inside crossed the window. Everyone jumped back. It had worked! I had finally seen a ghost. A security guard came to the front and said “hi” to everyone. The tour guide asked, “Was that you inside the house?” The guard answered, “What do you mean?” OMG! We really had seen a ghost! The guide said, “Seriously, was it you?” “Yes, it was,” the guard admitted. But for a whole 40 seconds, I thought I had FINALLY seen a ghost.
I read the story about the horrible professors. What can I say? Either we are about to devolve into a country that pretends to theocracy (since its founders are hypocrites before they even have a chance to be corrupted by the power), or we will dodge this bullet and continue our tortuous climb back to sanity and decency. I hope for the latter.
Nice use of the archaic spelling "gaol" by Frank Osen.
Ssssh...don't tell Frank. I added that.
This image is obviously AI-generated: Look at the feet growing out of their heads, and chains growing from their arms! (Stephen Dudzik, Olney, Md.)
Here are two favorites that I think were better than your top 4:
If you’re in Texas, pay homage to your regional cuisine by putting out tamales and tacos, separated from the hot dogs and hamburgers by a miniature wall. (Jonathan Jensen)
Sell deep-fried copies of the Constitution on a stick. (Sam Mertens, Silver Spring, Md.)
Two were much the best: the inverted Supreme Court flag flying. and the dropping of the tea bag into the reflecting pool.
I like the first runner up because I saw my mother and then my sister gradually disappear into Alzheimers. Now my ability to remember peoples names has gotten worse and I sometimes can’t find the word I want. I loved the last line said by the granddaughter.
Harking back to the Ten Commandments poll, today's Tom the Dancing Bug is inspired: https://www.gocomics.com/tomthedancingbug?ct=v&cti=1881786
Properly and Thermopylae do NOT rhyme. I have a B.A. in Classic Greek.
I favor Judy Freed's Titanic-related good, bad and ugly. The Dentist one left me feeling faint. Thanks Sam!
none : a nun joke would have been better
Tied for funniest: AP photographer and the Pope; AI Search Terrors; A Formula for Success
"Welcome to the new contest, which is also an old contest, so old and desiccated that it is older than some of the people who will enter it. We last ran it 29 years ago."
I guarantee: this contest is *far* younger than all of the people who will enter it.